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Great value for money
Guest name: scooby86, UK
We stayed at this hotel for two nights and our stay was very pleasant. It's in a brilliant location for easy access to the central train station and so to the whole of Italy! The staff were courteous and polite. Our room was upgraded free of charge on arrival. I'm quite surprised by the negative comments in some reviews, considering our experience. The room and facilities were absolutely fine. Everything was clean and the bed linen and towels changed each day. The TV was rather dated but, hey, who wants to watch the TV when you're in a great city like Milan!
Breakfast was basic but sufficient. Eggs were all boiled in advance and so not always warm, there was a variety of cheeses and meats, cereals and fruit were also available. Breakfast during our stay included fruit juice, coffee etc. with no additional charge for anything offered at breakfast.
The hotel is around 250m from the train station (turn right out of the train station, cross the tram tracks and the hotel is signposted) so is fab when you're just about ready to fall down after a long journey! We (two female tourists) experienced no problems at all with any kind of harrassment from people outside the train station. It can be intimidating walking past groups of people, but we honestly had no problems whatsoever. There were some groups of men around kiosks but we had no trouble. We did not return to the hotel late, usually around 9 o'clock, so I don't know if problems experienced by other were perhaps later in the evening.
I have a mobility problem and on the first day, taking the advice of the receptionist who said it was approximately a 20 minute walk to the centre, I decided to try it. However, it took me almost an hour with rests in between and on hot day it was simply too far for me. In terms of getting to the city centre using public transport, we used the underground which is directly outside the main entrance to the Centrale Train Station. Again, it's only a 5/10 minute walk from the hotel, the underground service is frequent and you're in the cathedral square in 10 minutes. You can buy tickets for the underground for 1 euro from machines or kiosks before you go through the barriers to the platforms. Fantastic, cheap travel.
I definitely recommend this hotel. The reception staff on the two occasions I used them were courteous and helpful. Okay, the hotel is not picturesque, it's a city hotel that offered us good, clean accommodation at a reasonable price in a convenient location.
Outdated back street hotel in unsafe area
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1.4 |
Guest name: Goldhawk, London
Guest type: Honeymoon
stayed in Jun 2008
My ratings for this hotel are:
1.0 Check in / front desk
1.0 Value
1.0 Service
1.0 Rooms
1.0 Location
3.0 Cleanliness
Good location, nice room
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3.9 |
Guest name: RosarioC-viajando, Zaragoza, Spain
I stayed for one night at the hotel, on business.
I had read some bad comments regarding the location after I got the room, so I was a bit worried before arriving there. But my fears were not right: I thought it was very convenient and not dangerous at all. We walked to a restaurant not too far, on Via G. Fara, 9 (Trattoria Toscana Da Giovanni) and not only the food was really good, but the walk was totally fine, no sight of anything that could make us nervous. There were not too many people on the street, as it is more of a business area, but it is fine.
The rooms are very clean and big (mine and my 2 colleagues' as well) Breakfast buffet was quite assorted. I do recommend it.
My ratings for this hotel are:
4.0 Check in / front desk
3.0 Value
4.0 Service
4.0 Rooms
4.0 Location
4.0 Cleanliness
Scarry Experience
Guest name: Rossyz, HongKong
I doesn't take heed to the bad review and had a frightening experience. Though the hotel is ok but the surrounding is dangerous. Our car was broken into which was parked outside the hotel. Wow can you imagine that??
Highly RecommendedThe Madison
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4.7 |
Guest name: nancyjack, Fife,Scotland
Having read a very bad review I went to this Hotel with trepidation, it was excellent, and worth every penny spent. The staff couldn't do enough for me and my company, and catered to all our requests.They provided a lovely reception for our arrival as our trip was a bit of a celebration and treated us extremly well. The rooms were clean and well appointed and compared well with most Hotels in a four star category. The situation was near the Central Station but we were not disturbed during the night.
I cannot recommend this Hotel enough, great value for money.
My ratings for this hotel are:
5.0 Check in / front desk
5.0 Business service
5.0 Value
5.0 Service
5.0 Rooms
3.0 Location
5.0 Cleanliness